Collar-supporter.



No. 843,886. PATENTED FEB. 12, 1907.

M. L. GASTON & H. E. MOORE. COLLAR SUPPORTER.

APPLIOATION FILED DEO.7.1906.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT @FFTGE.

MARY L. GASTON, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y., AND HORACE E. MOORE, OF PLAIN- FIELD, NEW JERSEY.

COLLAR-=SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

Application filed December '7 1906. Serial No. 346,741.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, MARY L. GAsToN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, and l'lORAOE E. MOORE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Plainfield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful lmprovemt-r-nts in Collar-Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to collar-supporters, the object of the invention being to provide an improved collar-supporter which can be quickly and readily made in one piece and so constructed that it is readily attached and detached either with the collar off or on the neck, but when attached will remain in such position until manually removed and effect ively maintain the collar in its proper shape, and which may be manufactured at comparatively small cost and without the necessity of a fabric covering.

Various forms of collar-supporters have been patented; but the market demands one which will not injure the collar, which can be readily attached and detached and when attached will not become prematurely un fastened, and this without the use of pins or additional fastening means and without requiring that the delicate or flimsy fabric of the collar shall be grasped or pinched to its injury between any part of the supporter, which will be inexpensive to manufacture, so that they may be sold at a very small price, and which will not appreciably increase the thick ness of the collar and will, moreover, be durable and efficient in maintaining the shape of the collar.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification,.Figure 1 is an inside view of a part of a collar with one of these improved supporters applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of one end of this improved supporter. Fig. 3 is a perspective wdew, full size, of one of these improved supporters detached from the collar; and Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken in line a a, Fig. 1.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the different figures of the drawings.

This improved collarsupporter, one embodiment of which is shown in the drawings and three or more of which are usually used to maintain the collar in its proper shape, one at the rear and one at each side of the neck of the wearer, comprises a flexible or resilient member or strip 2, preferably of metal, each end 3 and 4 of which has secured thereto and projecting from the flat side or face thereof a pair of bent portions 5 and 6, the free end of each of which is shown bent upon itself to form an enlarged portion or head 7. These bent portions or projections may be bent to any desired extent, thus forming a retaining means or loop or eye 8 for a loop or eye 9, attached to the collar 12. In the present instance the laterally-projecting members 5 and 6 are integral with the strip, the outer or end member 5 being formed by bending the end of the strip, while the opposite or inner member 6 is formed by a part of the metal struck up from the strip, each of these members having, as stated, a part bent upon itself.

The strip may be of spring metal, or the projections only thereof may be so formed, being suitably tempered after the stri has been formed, if desired' In the preferred form the strip is made of resilient material, such as spring-steel or may be made of a suitable metal to match the color of the collar, or the metal may be enameled white or black, as may be desired.

By forning each of the projections somewhat curved, one projecting toward the other, so that one is curved in a direction opposite to that of the other, a pair of hooks, or more properly a retaining means, is formed furnishin a relatively enlarged loop or eye in rear of the enlarged heads of the projections for the reception of the eye attached to the collar, so that when such eye is slipped or sprung into place, the collar being usually stretched in attaching the supporter, the eyes 9, one the top and the other at the bottom of the collar, will be held in contact with the inner projection 6 of each pair against premature detachment, such detachment also being prevented by reason of the fact that the opening 10 between the ends of the projections will be made slightly less than the diameter of the material of the eye, so that the latter when sprung into place by being forced through such passage 10 will be held against working out prematurely.

The supporter will be made of a length to correspond with the width of the collar 12, I which, as hereinb efore stated, will be provided with eyes of any desired pattern orforrnation, preferably metal, at the top and bottom, and these may be sewed on or otherwise secured, the projections at each end of the strip being caught onto one of the eyes, whereby the collar will be stretched taut and held in proper shape.

In practice, as stated, the ends of the projections are provided with an enlarged portion or head, which is obtained, as shown in the drawings, by bending or curling the end of each projection upon itself. This reinforces and s'liflens the ends of the projectiens as well as narrows the passage or opening between the sarne for the loop or eye of the collar. It will be obvious that this sanie result could be aceoniplished by reinforcing or thickening the ends of the projections otherwise than by bending each upon itself, a".- though this is the preferable way, because it is the sirrplest and easiest.

We claim. as our inventie n 1. A collarsupporter conpising a strip having at each end thereof a p; ir of laterallyextending opposed sp1ing-ecting projectiens forniing a retaining means for the loop or eye of a collar.

2. A collar-supporter comprising a relatively flat strip having at each end thereof a pair of integral laterally-extending eppesed. projections forning a retaining nears for the loop or eye of a collar.

3. A collar-supporter comprising a strip having at each end thereof a pair of resilient curled projeetiens.

4. A collar-supporter comprising a strip having at each end thereof apair of bent portions, one extending in a direction opposite to that of the other.

5. A collar-supporter comprising a stri having at each end thereof a pair of bent portions one curved toward the other.

6. A collar-supporter comprisin a strip having at each end thereof a pair of bent portions one curved toward the other and each bent upon itself to form an enlarged portion or head.

7. A collar-supporter comprising a strip having at each end-thereof a pair of bent portions forniing a loop or eye, each of said bent portions having an enlarged portion.

8. A collar-supporter conipi'ising a strip having at each end thereof a pair of integral, resilient bent portions to form an enlarged loop or eye, each of said bent portions having its end bent upon itself.

9. A collar-supporter comprising a resilient strip having each end bent to form a hook or projection, a part of the metal of said strip being struck up to form adjacent thereto con; anion hook or projection.

10. A collar-supporter corrpising .a resilient strip havin each end bent to form a hook or projection, a part of the metal of said strip adjacent thereto being struck up to form a CODIpZll'LiCI). hook or projection, se'd projections being curved toward each other to torn; an enlar ed eye or loop.

11. A collar-supporter eonipiising a resilient strip having each end bent to form a hook or projection, a part of the nietal of said strip adjacent thereto being struck up to form a conipanien hook or projection, each of said projections having an enlargement or head.

12. A collarsupporter coirptising a re silient strip having each end bent to form a hook or projection, a part of the noted of said strip adjacent thereto being struck up to form a con'panien hook or projection, each of said projectiens having an enlargement or head forrred by bending the end of the projection upon itself.

13. The hereindescribed coilar-supporter con'pi'ising a strip havin adjacent to each end thereof a pair of hooks or projections, each forired from the nietal of said strip and each having a thickened or reinforced portion or head adjacent to the end thereof.

Signed at Ne s. 9 to 15 Murray street, New York, N. Y., this 3d of December. 1906.

MARY L. GASTON. HORACE E. MOORE. Witnesses:

C. H. WEED, F. E. BOYCE. 

